Winter Road Trip Through the Western US
When most people plan a winter road trip they head south. And for good reason… winter weather can stop a road trip anytime. If you’re prepared and ready for the … Read more
Park People
We have been visiting national park sites since our very first trip together in 2009. Our love for the National Park Service is deep and often fuels our US travels. Though not all are represented on the blog, we’ve visited approximately half of the NPS units.
One Week in Croatia: Our Itinerary
How to spend one week in Croatia, including a road trip through the Istria Peninsula and Plitvice National Park and the coastal towns of Split and Dubrovnik.
Slovenia Road Trip – Lake Bled and Triglav NP
After a glorious couple of nights in Ljubljana, it was time to hit the road. For the first time in two trips to Europe, we actually rented a car! Normally, … Read more
Dinosaur National Monument and the Road Home
After leaving Evanston, we headed for Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the Utah-Colorado border. The drive took us through Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, a US Forest Service site which … Read more
Tent Camping in Yellowstone and Grand Teton
To say we love Yellowstone is an understatement. While we took this trip to visit national parks sites we haven’t been to yet, we really just wanted to get back … Read more
National Parks Sites of the Great Plains
There’s a reason folks refer to the states in the middle of the country as “flyover states.” The states of the Plains are typically flat with a lot of corn … Read more
Visiting the Northern Arkansas National Parks
Nestled north of I-40 in the Ozark Mountains are two gems of the National Park Service: the Buffalo National River and Pea Ridge National Military Park. These northern Arkansas national … Read more
Hiking the Coast of the Cinque Terre
If you are not familiar with the Cinque Terre in Italy, you should be. The big cities, such as Rome and Florence, are certainly worth every ounce of “notoriety” that … Read more